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I had always been afraid of the dark. I had been nearsighted, and the
dark hid those things that were far away... I jumped at every twitch of a
shadow. My friends made fun of me, and one night, as a high school prank, they
took me to a cemetery and left me there. I had been dared to play a game of
"hide-and-seek" with my friends, but after having hidden for severaly minutes,
I heard no sound. My knees were already bruised from having knocked together
so much, and I had bitten my tongue as my teeth chattered nervously. I
cautiously moved out from my hiding place -- I had not been all that well
hidden to begin with -- and called out after my friends. No answer came. We
had each taken a flashlight from the car, and I took mine from my pocket and
flicked the switch. My breath caught in my throat when no light came. I shook
the object and the sound told me the batteries had been removed. I began to
curse my friends, cursing the day I had met them, cursing the fact that they
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